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the teaching union is the heart of the democratic party. this is, in particular, is a teacher union in which poor black and hispanic kids in los angeles and ok land and san francisco school systems are being denied a good education by this very union. they will go on strike if you try to connect performance with reward. half the children in the schools, poor black and hispanics whose parents can not afford to put them in private schools which is what everyone else is doing, half of them drop out before they graduate. what of the ones who graduate are functionally illiterate. they will never get a decent job. >>eric: david, let's stay on the video. the teachers union puts this together and in the video they talk about the amount, the bailout, specifically, that money was spent to rich people bailed out rich bankers and the rich stock market. hopefully we have a full screen of this. look at money that came from that stimulus package that they reference in the video, the department of education, $53 billion. >>guest: it is going into the pocke
the teaching union is the heart of the democratic party. this is, in particular, is a teacher union in which poor black and hispanic kids in los angeles and ok land and san francisco school systems are being denied a good education by this very union. they will go on strike if you try to connect performance with reward. half the children in the schools, poor black and hispanics whose parents can not afford to put them in private schools which is what everyone else is doing, half of them drop...
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ineptitude, corruption, and big union thuggery. maybe that's redundant. >> where is mayor dave bing on this? i thought he was going to be here. i know governor snyder has tried to essentially take over detroit, but i don't think he succeeded. so where is bing on this? >> dave bing has come out and said yeah, people have an entitlement mentality. the workers in the city of detroit, he knows. dave bing has done some things wrong, but he's a lot closer to it than joanne watson is. the governor tried to take over, tried to use an emergency manager power to say that the state can take over. and the city of detroit, the people went nuts. they called it racism, they called it all kinds of stuff and said they're taking away our vote. larry, i stood with them. i said you're right, those people should have their vote. but when detroit screws up, when the mayor of the council screws up, you're on your own. don't expect a bailout from us if you want that local power. >> we're going to leave it there. doc thompson, thank you very much. well put
ineptitude, corruption, and big union thuggery. maybe that's redundant. >> where is mayor dave bing on this? i thought he was going to be here. i know governor snyder has tried to essentially take over detroit, but i don't think he succeeded. so where is bing on this? >> dave bing has come out and said yeah, people have an entitlement mentality. the workers in the city of detroit, he knows. dave bing has done some things wrong, but he's a lot closer to it than joanne watson is. the...
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the unions are going whild here. in all seriousness, i don't think unions are any more placid here than they are in china. >> but in china, workers go out on wildcat strikes all the time. foxconn which manufactures about 97% of apple's products, they've been really subject to labor troubles, from suicides to strikes. so i think apple is starting to see that there are some really important economic reasons to manufacturing. they're not the only company doing that. >> is it robots they're going -- i was told that apple is going into a plant in the u.s. that's a robotic plant so american workers aren't really going to be hired. >> last year in foxconn, they had 10,000 robots. if you have robots, china's cost manufacturing advantage is really nil except for chinese consumers. >> as long as we keep drilling for natural gas and we have the shale revolution, that's going to make us more competitive. i'm not making a case for china. i'm just a little interested in the apple case. that's what i'm saying. i'm a little interest
the unions are going whild here. in all seriousness, i don't think unions are any more placid here than they are in china. >> but in china, workers go out on wildcat strikes all the time. foxconn which manufactures about 97% of apple's products, they've been really subject to labor troubles, from suicides to strikes. so i think apple is starting to see that there are some really important economic reasons to manufacturing. they're not the only company doing that. >> is it robots...
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it is because of his union that he's provided a bullet proof vest. it is because of his union, mr. speaker, that you and i feel safe today on the house floor. >> i object to this -- to this legislation proposed legislation. i object to the process in which it is being put before the people. >> those democrats can't stop michigan from becoming the next right-to-work state. ironically, this year marks the 75th anniversary of the flint sit-down strike when several hundred auto workers forced gm to the table to improve safety standards and working conditions. michigan's united autoworkers stood up to the bosses and national guard for 44 days and the victory changed the uaw from a loose collection of locals to the powerful union it is today. but they are challenged. tonight, michigan is starting the next chapter a long history of fighting for workers' rights. let's bring in senator debbie stabenow. senator, this is a real stuff one to stomach for a lot of workers and middle classers in this state. in the big picture, what does this mean for michigan and the country? >> first of all, ed,
it is because of his union that he's provided a bullet proof vest. it is because of his union, mr. speaker, that you and i feel safe today on the house floor. >> i object to this -- to this legislation proposed legislation. i object to the process in which it is being put before the people. >> those democrats can't stop michigan from becoming the next right-to-work state. ironically, this year marks the 75th anniversary of the flint sit-down strike when several hundred auto workers...
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. >> unions and! unions. >> the american middle class put president obama back in office. billionaires' are playing get back on the working class. andy carroll is here to unmask the dark money behind the michigan attacked. michigan senator debbie stabenow and verge pinero with the game plan to fight back. >>> john maynor has erick kanter and paul ryan keeping the tea party on line. jan shakur boesky tells us what republicans really have up their sleeves. karl rove is back. the man who wasted millions of dollars on the electrical is now predicting a fiscal close outcome. >>> dick cheney has once again reared his head to attack president obama's foreign-policy. lawrence wilkerson will show us how what the former vice president still isn't shooting straight. >>> good to have you with us. thanks for watching. michigan became the 24 states in the union to past so-called right to work legislation, a major birthplace of the labor moment became the latest target of the right wing. big money interest infiltrating statehouses across this nation. this is what is happening. it's time
. >> unions and! unions. >> the american middle class put president obama back in office. billionaires' are playing get back on the working class. andy carroll is here to unmask the dark money behind the michigan attacked. michigan senator debbie stabenow and verge pinero with the game plan to fight back. >>> john maynor has erick kanter and paul ryan keeping the tea party on line. jan shakur boesky tells us what republicans really have up their sleeves. karl rove is back....
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are you serious this is not anti-union? >> i don't view it as pro or anti-union. unions just need to be responsive to people to step up and deliver value. and workers have that choice. and workers should have that choice. they shouldn't be compelled to join something they don't see value in. >> virg bernero, isn't it interesting how government in michigan is so concerned about the relationship between union and its workers? >> yeah, it's interesting this freedom, freedom and this choice. you know, if the governor and others who are for this believe really in this kind of freedom and choice in a democracy, then why don't they make taxes voluntary? because the reality is that that's what union dues are. the majority has voted for a union, and the majority rules in a democracy. just like the majority voted for rick snyder. i might not agree with his policies as governor, but i don't have a choice to hold back on my taxes. i might not agree with the direction the president is taking, but i got to pay my federal taxes or the irs will come after me. so the idea that you
are you serious this is not anti-union? >> i don't view it as pro or anti-union. unions just need to be responsive to people to step up and deliver value. and workers have that choice. and workers should have that choice. they shouldn't be compelled to join something they don't see value in. >> virg bernero, isn't it interesting how government in michigan is so concerned about the relationship between union and its workers? >> yeah, it's interesting this freedom, freedom and...
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so i have seen companies with unions and without unions and unions trying to come in. i have been through pretty much a whole shebang. i ended my career as a vice president of engineering. my thoughts, from seeing all this, from an independent point of view, is the company should offer profit sharing to the people. if they want to give everybody a piece of the pie, give them some profit-sharing, because i have seen people go years without pay. selective people get higher pay because they are liked, etc.. host: what do you think that would do, for company to do that, what happens to them over time? what is the benefit of profit sharing? caller: the benefit is the better the workers do, the better the company does. everybody does better. it's very simple. but if i could say one more thing, you previously had the thing about representatives in , people coming up against john boehner. apparently there is a union forming within the republican congress to oust their leader, their boss. so that is an independent point of view. host: all right, some other headlines. the washin
so i have seen companies with unions and without unions and unions trying to come in. i have been through pretty much a whole shebang. i ended my career as a vice president of engineering. my thoughts, from seeing all this, from an independent point of view, is the company should offer profit sharing to the people. if they want to give everybody a piece of the pie, give them some profit-sharing, because i have seen people go years without pay. selective people get higher pay because they are...
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the michigan polls show this is a winner for people who with unions. the governors ratings are very mediocre. majority say that after they hear both sides, they are against right to work and 80% say this is not -- this shouldn't be a priority at all. actually, more say they're going to hold it against legislators for voting for it than reward them for it. >> we know what we will be talking about in 2014 in the midwest. we have that clear. we know what this will be about. >> we already had a debate about this early in the year. scott walker -- >> he sort of -- >> it's hard to say the union people will have to be worried right now. >> it does feel as if when this moves, it moves. the question is, can they calibrate on another policy. we asked in the last 100 years how many presidents were elected after serving in the house, but not in the senate. there's just one. president george h.w. bush was a congressman for texas, unsuccessful candidate for the united states senate. then of course he was u.n. ambassador, cia director and vice president before he was
the michigan polls show this is a winner for people who with unions. the governors ratings are very mediocre. majority say that after they hear both sides, they are against right to work and 80% say this is not -- this shouldn't be a priority at all. actually, more say they're going to hold it against legislators for voting for it than reward them for it. >> we know what we will be talking about in 2014 in the midwest. we have that clear. we know what this will be about. >> we...
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fees similar to union dues. the outcome is considered a foregone conclusion. governor rick schneider says he will sign the bills. in michigan yesterday, though, president obama said what they're really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money. for those with visions of doing this... ...this... ...and this, dancing in their heads... ...we have these. home depot gift cards. give the gift of doing, in-store or online. >>> in between all the conjecture over what secretary of state hillary clinton will or are not do when she leaves office, one fact is not dispited, achievements in promoting human rights, especially women's rights around the world. with her departure emt nent who will fill that void in i'm joined now by carrie kennedy, founder of the robert f. kennedy senator, daughter of the late robert kennedy. good to see you. thanks for coming in. >> thanks. >> hillary clinton has championed women's rights. she has been in many ways a very tireless fighter for this. and i'm wondering, how much
fees similar to union dues. the outcome is considered a foregone conclusion. governor rick schneider says he will sign the bills. in michigan yesterday, though, president obama said what they're really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money. for those with visions of doing this... ...this... ...and this, dancing in their heads... ...we have these. home depot gift cards. give the gift of doing, in-store or online. >>> in between all the conjecture over what...
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for the right to unionize without interference. they would be a powerful force. fast food workers are the fourth largest occupation in the country! they earn on average about $18,000 a year. for full time. that's roughly the poverty level for a family of three. at the same time, these big chains are reporting record profits. and the issue underscores a fundamental, moral question. will we build an economy that pays workers enough to support a family or will we use the government to subsidize people's wages through food stamps and other support. today, we're not doing either one. in michigan, i signed a bill to raise the minimum wage to $7.40 an hour. that was six years ago. it needs to be raised again. the federal minimum wage is lower than that. it is now just $7.25 an hour. try, just try imagine earning $7.25 an hour and paying a mortgage or rent try living on $7.25 an hour and buying food, much less acquiring transportation in some way. forget clothing. that's a total luxury. this is a moral issue. but it is also an economic issue that's going to determine the
for the right to unionize without interference. they would be a powerful force. fast food workers are the fourth largest occupation in the country! they earn on average about $18,000 a year. for full time. that's roughly the poverty level for a family of three. at the same time, these big chains are reporting record profits. and the issue underscores a fundamental, moral question. will we build an economy that pays workers enough to support a family or will we use the government to subsidize...
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it obscures the fact of how wealthy the unions are. from the city journal article, in the last decade, the teachers unions spent more on politics in the last decade than the oil industry and the pharmaceutical industry and the tobacco industry combined. >> greta: don't they worry with the bad situation economically in california, and they're in a really tough situation, don't you think they worry that in 2011 they were 5400 who have pensions of over $100,000, if you look at the numbers and everything else that's going on in the state, i mean, it is in such deep trouble, wouldn't you think they would be terrified that they're running people out of the state and losing any tax base? of course, they did just recently vote to raise taxes. >> look at what happened in wisconsin. it's not as if public sector unions said oh, gosh, we should just take these reforms and not roprotest. it was a fight to the death in wisconsin. >> greta: even that was a push. a negotiated settlement where it works with both sides is the best way to do it. >> that'
it obscures the fact of how wealthy the unions are. from the city journal article, in the last decade, the teachers unions spent more on politics in the last decade than the oil industry and the pharmaceutical industry and the tobacco industry combined. >> greta: don't they worry with the bad situation economically in california, and they're in a really tough situation, don't you think they worry that in 2011 they were 5400 who have pensions of over $100,000, if you look at the numbers...
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so 25% say they would like their state to secede from the union. only 56% of republicans want to remain americans. and 19% of republicans are still so dazed and confused they haven't been able to decide if they want to secede from the union. other republicans are making the saner choice of seceding from the party. in public policy polling's final poll before the election, they found that 37% of voters identified themselves as republicans. their new post-election poll shows a sharp decrease with 32% identifying themselves as republicans which is to say identifying themselves as losers. voters identifying themselves as democrats increased by exactly the same amount as voters identifying themselves as republicans decreased. america hates losers, and apparently no one hates losers more than losers. the simpson-bowles proposal is not so much losing with the electorate as ignored by them. 60% don't have an opinion one way or another about simpson-bowles while 23% support it and 16% oppose it. with polling results like this, former republicanç senator a
so 25% say they would like their state to secede from the union. only 56% of republicans want to remain americans. and 19% of republicans are still so dazed and confused they haven't been able to decide if they want to secede from the union. other republicans are making the saner choice of seceding from the party. in public policy polling's final poll before the election, they found that 37% of voters identified themselves as republicans. their new post-election poll shows a sharp decrease with...
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we are gathered here today to celebrate the union of tim and laura. it's amazing how appreciative people are when you tell them they could save a lot of money on their car insurance by switching to geico...they may even make you their best man. may i have the rings please? ah, helzberg diamonds. nice choice, mate. ...and now in the presence of these guests we join this loving couple. oh dear... geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. to tell real people about our new 15 under $15 menu. oh my goodness! oh my gosh, this looks amazing! [ male announcer ] our new maine stays! 15 entrees under $15, seafood, chicken and more! oo! the tilapia with roasted vegetables! i'm actually looking at the wood grilled chicken with portobello wine sauce. that pork chop was great! no more fast food friday's! we're going to go to red lobster. yep. [ male announcer ] come try our new menu and sea food differently! and introducing 7 lunch choices for just $7.99. salad, sandwiches, and more. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said
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, 200 fast-food works are went on strike in new york city, calling for $15 an hour and the right to unionize. the protests, organized bay group called fast-food forward, draw attention to low-wage jobs. according to the atlantic, borough of labor statistics estimate 7 out of 10 will be low wage fields. nationally, fast food workers earn $8.72 an hour, or a little more than $18,000 a year, according to the bls. to put that in perspective, poverty line for a family of four is over $23,000, according to the census bureau. contrary to popular belief the people working these jobs are not teenagers. they are people in their late 20s and early 30s, trying to support a family. joining the panel now, the director of the fast food forward campaign, jonathan weston. >> thanks for having me there we were saying this is the time to be having this conversation. >> definitely because of the arlgment in d.c. and the holiday season when we think about when we're in stores buying things and thinking about wages, pocketbooks, and the neediest. i want to talk about fooast foo forward. tell us about your efforts
, 200 fast-food works are went on strike in new york city, calling for $15 an hour and the right to unionize. the protests, organized bay group called fast-food forward, draw attention to low-wage jobs. according to the atlantic, borough of labor statistics estimate 7 out of 10 will be low wage fields. nationally, fast food workers earn $8.72 an hour, or a little more than $18,000 a year, according to the bls. to put that in perspective, poverty line for a family of four is over $23,000,...
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are can't handle losing the election. 25% of republican voters say that they want to succeed from the union. and 19%, well, they're not really sure yet. it's safe to say that republicans are no longer the party of patriotism. a quarter of their members want nothing to do with this country. these misinformed republicans love to talk about our founding fathers. don't they always quote our founding fathers, those tea partyers out there? tonight i've picked a quote from sheldon adelson's new book. madison wrote, "a popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy or perhaps both. knowledge will forever governor ignorance. and a peep who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives." they were pretty smart back then. for more, let's turn to karen finney, msnbc political analyst and former dnc communications director. karen, 49% of republicans think a.c.o.r.n. stole this election. we've got a lot of work to do, don't we, houston? >> yeah, we sure do. >> what do you make of this? >> you
are can't handle losing the election. 25% of republican voters say that they want to succeed from the union. and 19%, well, they're not really sure yet. it's safe to say that republicans are no longer the party of patriotism. a quarter of their members want nothing to do with this country. these misinformed republicans love to talk about our founding fathers. don't they always quote our founding fathers, those tea partyers out there? tonight i've picked a quote from sheldon adelson's new book....
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if you give union workers the right to opt out of the union, i don't think many will opt out. secondly, this is the kind of energization that the labor movement really needs in michigan. i think, one, you will see this get back on the ballot. there is a provision under the michigan constitution that allows this to get back on the ballot in the next election. i think you will see that. i think, as i said, you will see the governor have a difficult time with re-election, and i think this is going to be the kick in pants that labor needs in michigan. at the end of the day this could be something that could be a blessing in disguise for them. >> julian epstein, dr. james peterson, thank you so much. >>> next, a three-day workweek or why i could be calling mayflower movers and making d.c. my new home. >>> folks, there's been a lot of soul searching going on at fox news and i'm confident that they eventually will find one. for those with visions of doing this... ...this... ...and this, dancing in their heads... ...we have these. home depot gift cards. give the gift of doing, in-stor
if you give union workers the right to opt out of the union, i don't think many will opt out. secondly, this is the kind of energization that the labor movement really needs in michigan. i think, one, you will see this get back on the ballot. there is a provision under the michigan constitution that allows this to get back on the ballot in the next election. i think you will see that. i think, as i said, you will see the governor have a difficult time with re-election, and i think this is going...
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this relationship lasted 50 years from america to the soviet union, through europe. through his imprisonment and her traveling around the country. yet, they would try to explain to each other, they had other lovers, she was married and yet it was always that relationship, their friends would say there's really nothing like it. you can't come between it. >> the heart of this remarkable story, a passage for you and for, of course, your father and everything that he contributed over all of those years and congratulations. rave reviews from the "new york times." >> thank you. >> this is a very big deal. >> thank you so much. >> we will be right back. veteran former congressman jack brooks has died. he represented southeast texas for 42 years. he died tuesday night at the age of 89. brooks was in the dallas motorcade when john f. kennedy was assassinated in 1963 and can be seen on air force one standing behind jackie kennedy when lyndon johnson took the oath of office later that day. he was one of the last holdouts of an era when democrats dominated texas politics. brooks
this relationship lasted 50 years from america to the soviet union, through europe. through his imprisonment and her traveling around the country. yet, they would try to explain to each other, they had other lovers, she was married and yet it was always that relationship, their friends would say there's really nothing like it. you can't come between it. >> the heart of this remarkable story, a passage for you and for, of course, your father and everything that he contributed over all of...
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this is a guy who favors not marriage equality but civil unions. that's a problem in iowa, south carolina, all those states where an increasingly shrunken base is not going to like that and may just look at him and say he's too far out. >> but he's pro-choice -- no, he's pro-life is what he is. >> he's pro-life now. he's like romney now. he's flip-flopped on the issue. i think there will be some suspicion of that in the republican party. and sandy, which helped him in new jersey, makes him virtually a lock for re-election, has left a lot of bad taste in a lot of republican mouths and that's why he's only running at 14% in that -- >> because? what's the bad taste about? lay it out. >> embracing the president. i mean, you know, there are all these explanations, sandy came along, that's why obama won. christie was too nice to him, that's why obama won. none of it is true but there's a lot of anger in the republican party, a lot of disbelief about the outcome of this. i think he would be a formidable republican candidate. >> he had picked him for his r
this is a guy who favors not marriage equality but civil unions. that's a problem in iowa, south carolina, all those states where an increasingly shrunken base is not going to like that and may just look at him and say he's too far out. >> but he's pro-choice -- no, he's pro-life is what he is. >> he's pro-life now. he's like romney now. he's flip-flopped on the issue. i think there will be some suspicion of that in the republican party. and sandy, which helped him in new jersey,...
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but you are right to point out the union connect. president obama's reelect heavily supported by municipal unions and it's the pensions promised to municipal union workers, that is what is strangling many of the states that are in such dire straight. illinois and california in particular. will quid pro quo be called in by municipal unions like it has been called in by the municipal councilmember. martha: what happens if they don't get it. what happens if there aren't bailouts. >> detroit is bankrupt. other cities have declared bankruptcy. they are gone. it's debatable whether those union pensions are in pact paid. if you are looking over the cliff, the municipal debt and the state debt cliff, you are right on the edge of serious problem for states and cities all across the country. detroit has said we are talking bailout. that's a huge question. martha: stuart, thank you. it seems like we are standing on a plateau and there are cliffs all around. in 2011, 13 cities filed for bankruptcy. that's the highest annual level we have seen in
but you are right to point out the union connect. president obama's reelect heavily supported by municipal unions and it's the pensions promised to municipal union workers, that is what is strangling many of the states that are in such dire straight. illinois and california in particular. will quid pro quo be called in by municipal unions like it has been called in by the municipal councilmember. martha: what happens if they don't get it. what happens if there aren't bailouts. >> detroit...
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we are gathered here today to celebrate the union of tim and laura. it's amazing how appreciative people are when you tell them they could save a lot of money on their car insurance by switching to geico...they may even make you their best man. may i have the rings please? ah, helzberg diamonds. nice choice, mate. ...and now in the presence of these guests we join this loving couple. oh dear... geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >>> in speaking to a business round table in washington this morning, the president praised on entrepreneurs for their innovation and their record corporate profits. but he also took the opportunity to explain why raises taxes on the wealthiest of americans is unlikely to prove particularly damaging. >> let's allow higher rates to go up for the top 2%, that includes all of you, yes, but not in any way that's going to affect your spending, your lifestyles or the economy in any significant way. >> congressman steve from new york and chairman of the democratic congressional campaign committee. good aft
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leads me to ask the question, so what's the inaugural address going to be like, what's the state of the union going to be like, and what's the budget going to be like? because if they decide that they are going to be able to run over the house republicans for the next two years, you're going to see very dramatic demands that are different than if in fact they are facing a group prepared to fight them. >> but this does real damage to the economy and to millions of people if going over the cliff. this is not an abstraction. you could begin a recession. and senator durbin's idea in and the polls support him that the republicans will own this recession will last about one month, because presidents own recessions. presidents own dramatic improvements in things. we live in the obama era. not the john boehner era. >> the other thing, john, is the potential political blood that could be spilled. if the president gets tax hikes, which he can do, a couple of different ways. he could muscle this through by the end of the year. then all of a sudden you face another debt ceiling debate, where the republic
leads me to ask the question, so what's the inaugural address going to be like, what's the state of the union going to be like, and what's the budget going to be like? because if they decide that they are going to be able to run over the house republicans for the next two years, you're going to see very dramatic demands that are different than if in fact they are facing a group prepared to fight them. >> but this does real damage to the economy and to millions of people if going over the...
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the lower left-hand corner, that is union square. that is the little blue sliver you can see on union square. it occurs basically when the sunlight lines up in such a way that made lane allow for that sunlight to be cast for a moment. here is the zoo, where you can see the orange strip. again, from 7:25 to 7:30 a.m. here is where that shadow is cast on union square. so again the actually design has been sculpted and been refined from earlier height of 875 to 700. think i'm going to ask kevin guy to come up and talk a bit about that. one thing i wanted to mention before i turn it over. included in your finding is an analysis that was done of usage at that time in union square. there was very minimal usage at that time. mostly members of the public passing through the square quickly. the cafe was open, though they don't generally have a lot of customers at that time or seating. but there were people inside the cafe at that time. just to understand that is why we anticipate use would not be impacted by this shadow. kevin. >> thank you.
the lower left-hand corner, that is union square. that is the little blue sliver you can see on union square. it occurs basically when the sunlight lines up in such a way that made lane allow for that sunlight to be cast for a moment. here is the zoo, where you can see the orange strip. again, from 7:25 to 7:30 a.m. here is where that shadow is cast on union square. so again the actually design has been sculpted and been refined from earlier height of 875 to 700. think i'm going to ask kevin...
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gratitude for the president's confidence and support and assures that she will remain as ambassador at the unions. let's get to our panel. with me in new york is jonathan alter, who is with bloomberg view, and professor michael eric die sorn ayson and ari melber w nation." >> i think this is the sad resolution of what amounted to a right wing witch hunt against ambassador susan rice. i think, first of all, wrongly laying responsibility for the fiasco at her feet. secondly, when facts subsequently came out to suggest that she was marrily repeated what she had been told in terms of intelligence, they were still unrelenting, and then thirdly what this does is displace a highly qualified person for secretary of state from the obama administration who happens to be a person of color and a woman. a rhodes scholar, a doctoral recipient from oxford university, an extraordinary broad career at the state department so to speak in terms of foreign relations and the like. this is a sad day in american politics. she didn't get a hearing. she was vetted informally and, therefore, rejected outside of the parame
gratitude for the president's confidence and support and assures that she will remain as ambassador at the unions. let's get to our panel. with me in new york is jonathan alter, who is with bloomberg view, and professor michael eric die sorn ayson and ari melber w nation." >> i think this is the sad resolution of what amounted to a right wing witch hunt against ambassador susan rice. i think, first of all, wrongly laying responsibility for the fiasco at her feet. secondly, when facts...
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may not ask for membership of the customs union itself like european union did. accession to davos or in ninety four about all the members here union members. which are members so we have first to complete accession of both of course because the reason i'm asking is that is that after russia joins you remember that there there there were talks that will join all together then russia joined the lower. but many people say that when russia joined that there were russia being a member of this custom union means that practically a belly ruth in kazakhstan also joined together with russia is that true can we talk a can we talk that there that defacto they that they that they are becoming members . to a bigger extent because bound by serve rules well it's missing that. rises above which are you know how to get this right to exceed formery. house and so so this is where auxiliary workers shank with protesting he doesn't want to have obligations and not having the rights yes but i think russia's accession rules have to. be russian colleagues to make the excesses easier be
may not ask for membership of the customs union itself like european union did. accession to davos or in ninety four about all the members here union members. which are members so we have first to complete accession of both of course because the reason i'm asking is that is that after russia joins you remember that there there there were talks that will join all together then russia joined the lower. but many people say that when russia joined that there were russia being a member of this...
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the right not have to pay union dues in order to get or keep a job. workers have the right to collectively bargain. federal laws recognize that since the 1930's. but since i 1947, the federal government has also said that states have the right to determine whether a state may have compulsory unionism. and so if michigan goes the way of the right-to-work law, 27 states that have made that decision. the president also said that these right-to-work laws have nothing to do with economics, everything to do with politics. i would recallfully disagree with that based upon -- i would respectfully disagree with that based on my experience. 34 years ago our state was the third state. off i wants to japan to recruit nissan. we had virtually no rot owe jobs in tennessee at the time. they took a look at the united states and a map of the united states at night shows that most of the people live in the east, a map with the lights on. most of the people live in the east and the center of the markets where you're going to be if you're making big, heavy thifntle the c
the right not have to pay union dues in order to get or keep a job. workers have the right to collectively bargain. federal laws recognize that since the 1930's. but since i 1947, the federal government has also said that states have the right to determine whether a state may have compulsory unionism. and so if michigan goes the way of the right-to-work law, 27 states that have made that decision. the president also said that these right-to-work laws have nothing to do with economics,...
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unions. not about collective bargaining. this is solely focused on their relationship. shouldn't people have the opportunity to say they want to belong or not? >> michigan could soon be a right-to-work state. will others follow? joining us now is uaw member and spokesman for the michigan freedom-to-work coalition brian penebaker. you are a line worker right now, correct? >> that's right i'm assembly worker at the sterling axle plant in sterling heights. >> tell us what your reaction is to governor snyder's willingness, desire and push to make michigan a right-to-work state? >> well, what he said is exactly true. up until now, workers in michigan, if you hire in at a shop that has union representation, you were forced to become a member of the union. but about 35 or 40% of the workers are conservatives that vote republican and they don't agree with all the union's political activities so we have always wanted our ability to not join the union and not be forced to pay dues. and now we are going
unions. not about collective bargaining. this is solely focused on their relationship. shouldn't people have the opportunity to say they want to belong or not? >> michigan could soon be a right-to-work state. will others follow? joining us now is uaw member and spokesman for the michigan freedom-to-work coalition brian penebaker. you are a line worker right now, correct? >> that's right i'm assembly worker at the sterling axle plant in sterling heights. >> tell us what your...
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we the people of the united states in order to form a more perfect union establish justice, so forth, track quillty, provide for the common defense. that's what we're talking about, providing for the common defense in a careful, measured way. and secondly, promote the general welfare. it's not just the welfare of the haves or the have nots, it's the general welfare of all citizens of this country. and secure the blessings of liberty under this constitution. members ought to simply read that and say to themselves, well, what can i do? well, our press release says they should communicate with the people. and i'd like to pose a challenge, because here assembled -- and i thank each of you for coming -- are the people that hold the levers of communication. and we've only got a short period of time to communicate. and i think we should communicate to those people who are benefiting the most in this country from their economic status. that status having been achieved in a large measure by many years of hard work, sweat, toil and taking risk. but now is your chance individually and collective
we the people of the united states in order to form a more perfect union establish justice, so forth, track quillty, provide for the common defense. that's what we're talking about, providing for the common defense in a careful, measured way. and secondly, promote the general welfare. it's not just the welfare of the haves or the have nots, it's the general welfare of all citizens of this country. and secure the blessings of liberty under this constitution. members ought to simply read that and...
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neil: why should they be unionize? why is it a given everyone be part of a union? >> if a majority people don't then there is no union neil: i thought you have no choice? >> but if the majority being represented did not want to me they could vote to leave the union. neil: easier said than done. many have said it will follow the same trajectory. >> in indiana the results have been fantastic. that is what the states need indiana gets it. it will be beneficial to the people of the argument as against those the represent. neil: of south carolina is right to work with 10 percent unemployment. >> right to work states have a much better economic record the those divorces union. south carolina is doing well. they make the world class airliners private sector job growth is being created. >> it is a sneak attack they tried to get this done but i the line. the governor was right when he said it is not appropriate. neil: think you both for your time. getting the nobel peace prize and what is the fuss? isn't this a preview? for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caus
neil: why should they be unionize? why is it a given everyone be part of a union? >> if a majority people don't then there is no union neil: i thought you have no choice? >> but if the majority being represented did not want to me they could vote to leave the union. neil: easier said than done. many have said it will follow the same trajectory. >> in indiana the results have been fantastic. that is what the states need indiana gets it. it will be beneficial to the people of...
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bound to a federal union or european union or state of the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaties. beijing has warned india against pursuing oil exploration in the disputed resource rich south china sea it comes in reaction to this week's statement by india's navy chief announced his country could go as far as sending warships to the area to protect its economic interests you've got a piece going off investigated the clips. that's journeymen the arroyos economically their military muscles are growing as world need energy to keep that kind of growth going and that may be putting the to asian giants on a collision course because of the mess that nationalism the indian government cannot afford to be seem to be weak in dealing with. obviously. with government. over two hundred billion barrels of oil and large amounts of natural gas that's more than the vast majority of the world's energy rich nations have all hidden under the south china sea china claims most of the tutorial for itself but india has also managed to get access by buying a stake in a viet
bound to a federal union or european union or state of the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaties. beijing has warned india against pursuing oil exploration in the disputed resource rich south china sea it comes in reaction to this week's statement by india's navy chief announced his country could go as far as sending warships to the area to protect its economic interests you've got a piece going off investigated the clips. that's journeymen the arroyos...
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enforced union stes down 3%. that is a significant statement when it cos to right-to-work states in this cntry. >> it sure is. the real bottomine to it is people are voting with their feet. since 1990s -- since 1990 every time we've reapportioned the united states house of representaves, the right-to-work states have gned eight to nine representatives while the forced unionism states have lost eight to nine. the dierence since 1990 has been 25 sts going from the forced unionism states to the right-to-work ates. peoplere voting with the feet. people don't want to forced into unionism, they don't wnt to have a pay union to keep their jobs. lou: and the fact of the matter is tt a heeritage study shows a quarter of union members would stop paying dues if they cod. they're being begin tha opportunitunder legislation. as we repor 22 states considerinit this yar, four of them tually got itdone including now most receny, of course, the state of michigan. how porful is this movement going to be over the course of the next
enforced union stes down 3%. that is a significant statement when it cos to right-to-work states in this cntry. >> it sure is. the real bottomine to it is people are voting with their feet. since 1990s -- since 1990 every time we've reapportioned the united states house of representaves, the right-to-work states have gned eight to nine representatives while the forced unionism states have lost eight to nine. the dierence since 1990 has been 25 sts going from the forced unionism states to...
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the union actually has to by law defend that employee even if that employee is not paying union dues the union is compelled to do but a union can negotiate for wages that are separate from that is and promotions another film i felt as though there is a free riders are getting all those benefits of unionization i mean other writers are not free riders as this is something that happens in any society with any any system it happens in capital conservatives always protest against you know that's there that's your argument as well ministers that take away someone's will and does this work for less than that studies show back and forth whether or not people make more make last thousand eight hundred dollars a year on average in rich work for less states people make less than they do and there are definitely studies to say otherwise and also the amount of money that's going to come in the state was supposed to jobs at a flea in indiana well balanced out people actually have jobs but the right to work for less these guys want to write to not have to pay around nine hundred dollars a year and
the union actually has to by law defend that employee even if that employee is not paying union dues the union is compelled to do but a union can negotiate for wages that are separate from that is and promotions another film i felt as though there is a free riders are getting all those benefits of unionization i mean other writers are not free riders as this is something that happens in any society with any any system it happens in capital conservatives always protest against you know that's...
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union states to follow suit. the incoming house minority leader in michigan slammed the governor. >> now it is official ladies and gentlemen the governor of michigan is one greedy nerd and he is one week geek. we are not going to take it ian more. he wasn't satisfied with out sourcing thousands of jobs while on the board of gateway computer, he wants to turn michigan into the same low wage environment we see in china. >> this may not be the final word. we could see legal challenges. but right to work advocates chalked up probably their most significant victory by adding michigan to their list. back to you guys. >>> thank you, doug. these developments out of michigan the big talker this morning as you saw the protests turning violent. >> evidences assaulted. the violence at the rally compared to that of the tea party rally. sean hannity and ann coulter are talking it. >> eerie time you look at wisconsin, you look at michigan, you look at the occupy movement, you look at the g-8, g 20 summits all these things it's
union states to follow suit. the incoming house minority leader in michigan slammed the governor. >> now it is official ladies and gentlemen the governor of michigan is one greedy nerd and he is one week geek. we are not going to take it ian more. he wasn't satisfied with out sourcing thousands of jobs while on the board of gateway computer, he wants to turn michigan into the same low wage environment we see in china. >> this may not be the final word. we could see legal challenges....